Dear Manu Sporny, (dear all,)
the W3C Object Memory Modeling Incubator group (OMM XG, [1])
experimented with an RDFa-based encoding of the Object Memory Model
(OMM, the main result of this XG). An example, which was validated with
W3C RDFa Distiller and Parser, is located here:
http://www.dfki.de/~haupert/files/omm_rdfa.html
We did a similar experiment, but not yet validated, with HTML5 and
Microdata:
http://www.dfki.de/~haupert/files/omm_xg_sample.html
We first discussed this experiment with our colleague and RDFa WG member
Sebastian Germesin, and now wanted to share our experiences. And of
course we are interested in feedback concerning our attempt, e.g., if
the OMM structure could be expressed in a more accurate or simpler way.
Once we agree on the representation, we might also proceed with a
discussion of our "user experience" with RDFa, if you are interested in
that.
Then, we would like to present this experiment more prominently on the
OMM XG's homepage, and maybe it's also of interest for the RDFa WG's
"examples in the wild" section.
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Background (general): The OMM XG is investigating the modeling of an
"object memory" - roughly spoken, a continuously growing data record
that is associated with a physical artifact. The OMM, which is in the
XG's focus of interest, describes the structure of the object memory.
Basically, this structure consists in a (temporal) sequence of data
blocks - for an abstract overview (not up to date), please see [2]. Use
cases of the OMM typically make reference to processes which involve man
or machine interaction with an artifact, e.g., documenting artifact
provenance, logging data for product integrity, and communicating
instructions in automated production processes.
Background (RDFa): The XG is particularly interested in making object
memories available on Web pages - starting from a URL bound to the
artifact, the group would like to provide access in a way accessible to
humans as well as machines. Therefore, the question came up if the OMM
structures could be embedded in Web pages via Microdata and/or RDFa.
With best regards,
Alexander KrÃ¶ner (OMM XG Chair)
### References
[1] http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/omm/
[2]
http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/omm/wiki/SemProM_Container_Format_Version_1.0
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Phone +49.681.85775.5395
Fax +49 681.85775.5021
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